Jeff Motuzas
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{{Short description|American baseball player and coach}}
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Jeffrey R. Motuzas (born October 1, 1971 in Nashua, New Hampshire) is a former baseball bullpen catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Motuzas attended Nashua High School. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 13th round (343rd overall) of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft. Motuzas played for the Yankees minor league system until he retired from playing in 1996.
Motuzas served as the bullpen catcher for the Diamondbacks from 1998–2013.{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2019 |title=Jeff Motuzas, Expanded Role - 16 |url=https://greatest21days.com/2019/04/jeff-motuzas-expanded-role-16.html |website=The Greatest 21 Days}} Also of note has been Motuzas participating in the Home Run Derby as a Derby pitcher, a role that is almost always filled by players other than actual pitchers.{{cn|date=June 2022}}
References
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- {{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704604704576220833352472802|title=Major League Baseball: The Arizona Diamondbacks' Human Garbage Can - WSJ|author=Scott Cacciola|date=25 March 2011|work=WSJ|accessdate=10 May 2015}}
- {{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19890528&id=kvklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5162,8161235&hl=en|title=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 May 2015}}
- {{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19911020&id=b2dKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1ZMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856,4094236&hl=en|title=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 May 2015}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2011/3/25/2072091/diamondbacks-bullpen-catcher-livan-hernandez|title=Story About Diamondbacks Bullpen Catcher Says More About Awful Person Livan Hernandez|author=Jeff Sullivan|publisher=Vox Media|work=SBNation.com|accessdate=10 May 2015}}
External links
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